BoDee loves to take rides in the car. The very first thing we did when we got him was go for a ride! He has a few funny mannerisms while in the car though. First off he doesn’t like to get in the car if it’s running, the sound of the engine kinda sketches him out I guess. There’s been a few times where he’s making his way over to get in the car and I’m already in the driver’s seat ready to go, so I start the car. He always takes off running if he’s not in the car before it starts, the sound really freaks him out! Once we’re in the car sometimes he’ll go straight to the backseat and find a sweater to get under, then he’s passed out with one little foot sticking out from under the sweater twitching and shaking. When this happens he’ll normally sleep for the whole drive depending on how long it is. If he’s not snuggled up under a blanket or sweater in the backseat he’s normally in one of our laps. In the lap he could be sleeping or he could be sitting, when he’s sitting there are tons of different things he’ll do. There have been times where I’ll take him in the car somewhere just me and him, and he sits in my lap the whole time…staring at me….the whole time…three inches away from my face. Just…staring… “Hi BoDee…yeah…yeah I see you sitting there…”. Sometimes he’ll hop into my lap and immediately lie down and get comfy, it’s that easy! I think my favorite way for him to ride is on Jonda’s lap, he’ll sit with his butt right on her lap and his left paw reaching out to her left knee and his right paw reaching out to her right knee. And he’ll just watch where we are going. He’ll stare off into the distance and look at cars or whatever is in front of him.
Once in a while he’ll do this thing where he hops in the backseat and puts his hind legs on the back seat, but his front paws on the center console of the front seats. This puts his head a mere 4 or 5 inches away from mine in the driver’s seat, he takes advantage of this whenever possible. That dog has a lightning quick tongue that must be at least a few feet long. At times he’ll decide “maybe I don’t want may back half in the backseat…I wanna be all the way in the front.” So he’ll hop up to the front and sit on the center console. Just sit there, swaying back and forth as we cruise along.
BoDee seems to lose all sense of balance while in the car. Anytime the car comes to a quick stop or any kind of sharp turn, he’s falling all over the place. It’s funny and sad all at the same time. He never topples over slowly, it’s always fine one second and then upside down on the floor in the backseat the next. “You ok little buddy?” he pops up, *snort* “Yeah you’re fine, come up here and take a load off why don’tcha?” *snort*
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
BoDee's Buddies
Hi All!
Today, I want to introduce you to some of BoDee's best buds. BoDee is a friendly little guy (as most Bostons are), and he gets along well with just about every dog he meets. Clearly, with a personality like that, you can imagine he has a lot of friends. Here are a few of his closest, who also happen to be his "co-workers".
You've already been introduced to his twin stepbrother, Dexter, as well as his Kitty, Fern. Next in line is Oliver. Oli is a Cocker Spaniel who belongs to one of my best friends, Gillian. I would say Oliver is one of BoDee's very best friends. This is sort of a strange thing, because little Oliver is a bit of a grouch. Oli and BoDee are very close in age, but Oli has had a grumpy old man personality for just about his whole life. He can be a little touchy sometimes, but if you spend the time to understand how he operates, you'll find he really is a sweet boy. I honestly cannot imagine a world without Oli...even with all his quirks.
We weren't sure Oli and BoDee would get along at first...BoDee was a bit high strung when he first came to live with us, and Oliver does not deal with hyper dogs very well at all. Their first meeting wasn't perfect, by any means. But we were prepared for this. Luckily, BoDee seemed to almost immediately understand that Oliver needed to be the alpha dog in their relationship, and he had no problem letting Oli take that role, so Oli tolerated him being in his space and their friendship was able to grow. I still wouldn't say it's perfect...but when it comes to our little Oli, the fact that he tolerates BoDee means that he likes him. :)
When Gillian goes out of town, we often get to have Oli come stay with us. BoDee LOVES when Oli gets to come visit. They just follow eachother around everywhere. Oli isn't much for "playing" with other dogs, but on occasion, he does get a little romp in with our little pig. My favorite part of having Oli come stay is when we have both of them snuggling in bed with us. There's nothing better.
Next in line, we have Merwin (AKA Pig Tank, Ja Mern, Mernja, etc.). Merwin is a great big, and very old pug who belongs to our good friend, Ben. When we first adopted BoDee, Whil and I lived in the same apartment building as Ben and Mern, so they got to see a lot of eachother. Things were a little rough in the beginning, because BoDee wasn't neutered, and he felt the need to mount poor Tank anytime he got the chance. Mern was not a fan of this. We had to put a lot of work into developing their relationship, but we got there! Merwin comes to work with Ben, here at our office, and he has recently started spending most of his time upstairs with us and BoDee. They're always running around and trading raw hides. It's really cute to hear them both come in my office during the day. Little BoDee with his quick feet on the hardwood, then cute old Mernja, lumbering along behind him.
Merwin is getting up there in years, and things can be a little rough on him sometimes. His vision is not what it used to be, and he has been known to walk into a wall or two, but we love him more for it. I couldn't be happier that sweet old Mern has come to be such good pals with BoDee.
Lastly, I'll introduce you to Harley. Harley is also a Cocker Spaniel. She belongs to Kim, our boss here at Vérité, as well as Gillian's Mom.
Harley is just the cutest little thing you have ever seen. She and BoDee have a love/hate relationship. She loves him when they're just roaming the halls together, but she hates him when he steals her toys and bones or eats her food. Unfortunately, BoDee is not very polite, and he does that a lot, hehe.
Whil and I came to know Harley very well, very early in her life. Kim has always had Cocker Spaniels and over the last few years, her two Cockers, Nikki and Aggie (I could be off on the spelling here), who Whil jokingly referred to as Nordstrom and Winchester, passed away. The loss of these two sweet little ladies was very hard on the whole Jones/Rawcliffe family. A few years ago, Gillian and Tim decided it was time to get their Mom a new baby. Gillian found Harley through the same breeder she got Oli through. They're actually related. They wanted Harley to be a surprise, so she came to live with us for a month or so before Christmas. At the time, Gillian and I were living together. Harley was the cutest little pup I had ever seen. She was all ears and paws. None of us could get enough of her.
Of course, Kim fell in love the moment she saw her, and the surprise was a success. She's been coming to the office with her Mom ever since. She was one of the first friends BoDee met on his first week with us, and he just loves her.
So, those are some of BoDee's buddies. Make no mistake though, he is always looking for more!
Today, I want to introduce you to some of BoDee's best buds. BoDee is a friendly little guy (as most Bostons are), and he gets along well with just about every dog he meets. Clearly, with a personality like that, you can imagine he has a lot of friends. Here are a few of his closest, who also happen to be his "co-workers".
You've already been introduced to his twin stepbrother, Dexter, as well as his Kitty, Fern. Next in line is Oliver. Oli is a Cocker Spaniel who belongs to one of my best friends, Gillian. I would say Oliver is one of BoDee's very best friends. This is sort of a strange thing, because little Oliver is a bit of a grouch. Oli and BoDee are very close in age, but Oli has had a grumpy old man personality for just about his whole life. He can be a little touchy sometimes, but if you spend the time to understand how he operates, you'll find he really is a sweet boy. I honestly cannot imagine a world without Oli...even with all his quirks.
We weren't sure Oli and BoDee would get along at first...BoDee was a bit high strung when he first came to live with us, and Oliver does not deal with hyper dogs very well at all. Their first meeting wasn't perfect, by any means. But we were prepared for this. Luckily, BoDee seemed to almost immediately understand that Oliver needed to be the alpha dog in their relationship, and he had no problem letting Oli take that role, so Oli tolerated him being in his space and their friendship was able to grow. I still wouldn't say it's perfect...but when it comes to our little Oli, the fact that he tolerates BoDee means that he likes him. :)
When Gillian goes out of town, we often get to have Oli come stay with us. BoDee LOVES when Oli gets to come visit. They just follow eachother around everywhere. Oli isn't much for "playing" with other dogs, but on occasion, he does get a little romp in with our little pig. My favorite part of having Oli come stay is when we have both of them snuggling in bed with us. There's nothing better.
Next in line, we have Merwin (AKA Pig Tank, Ja Mern, Mernja, etc.). Merwin is a great big, and very old pug who belongs to our good friend, Ben. When we first adopted BoDee, Whil and I lived in the same apartment building as Ben and Mern, so they got to see a lot of eachother. Things were a little rough in the beginning, because BoDee wasn't neutered, and he felt the need to mount poor Tank anytime he got the chance. Mern was not a fan of this. We had to put a lot of work into developing their relationship, but we got there! Merwin comes to work with Ben, here at our office, and he has recently started spending most of his time upstairs with us and BoDee. They're always running around and trading raw hides. It's really cute to hear them both come in my office during the day. Little BoDee with his quick feet on the hardwood, then cute old Mernja, lumbering along behind him.
Merwin is getting up there in years, and things can be a little rough on him sometimes. His vision is not what it used to be, and he has been known to walk into a wall or two, but we love him more for it. I couldn't be happier that sweet old Mern has come to be such good pals with BoDee.
Lastly, I'll introduce you to Harley. Harley is also a Cocker Spaniel. She belongs to Kim, our boss here at Vérité, as well as Gillian's Mom.
Harley is just the cutest little thing you have ever seen. She and BoDee have a love/hate relationship. She loves him when they're just roaming the halls together, but she hates him when he steals her toys and bones or eats her food. Unfortunately, BoDee is not very polite, and he does that a lot, hehe.
Whil and I came to know Harley very well, very early in her life. Kim has always had Cocker Spaniels and over the last few years, her two Cockers, Nikki and Aggie (I could be off on the spelling here), who Whil jokingly referred to as Nordstrom and Winchester, passed away. The loss of these two sweet little ladies was very hard on the whole Jones/Rawcliffe family. A few years ago, Gillian and Tim decided it was time to get their Mom a new baby. Gillian found Harley through the same breeder she got Oli through. They're actually related. They wanted Harley to be a surprise, so she came to live with us for a month or so before Christmas. At the time, Gillian and I were living together. Harley was the cutest little pup I had ever seen. She was all ears and paws. None of us could get enough of her.
Of course, Kim fell in love the moment she saw her, and the surprise was a success. She's been coming to the office with her Mom ever since. She was one of the first friends BoDee met on his first week with us, and he just loves her.
So, those are some of BoDee's buddies. Make no mistake though, he is always looking for more!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Twins!
Good morning readers! We’ve slipped a little bit on writing a blog for the last couple of days. I blame Thanksgiving or…the weather. Anyway, this blog is all about BoDee’s twin brother, Dexter. I know what you’re thinking “Dogs can be twins?” no…they can’t, just BoDee and Dexter. Dexter is actually about 2 years older than BoDee, but the similarity between their faces and how they act is very strong. You get them together and they’ll chase each other around or play tug of war, whatever gets the job done for them.
Dexter is a little buddy that I got in a previous relationship. When that relationship ended, I didn’t have the means to take Dexter with me and his Momma really wanted to have him, so he lives with her and her boyfriend now, and he’s loving life. There was a little bit of tension when we first broke up, so I didn’t see Dexter as much as I wanted to, but sometimes a little separation in people is necessary to move on. Now that all the…unpleasantness has passed, Dexter’s momma and I are good friends and talk often. Since we both have Boston Terriers, whenever Jonda and I leave town, BoDee goes to stay with Dexter, and whenever Jillian and Trevor (Dexter’s family!) leave town, he comes to stay with us. Dexter was staying with us over the holidays a couple years ago, and we threw a party for friends to come over and enjoy each other’s company. During that party, Dexter ran around and frolicked. Everyone always loves him and enjoys his company because he’s so agreeable. At one point in the night, I realized I hadn’t seen Dexter in a little while. So Jonda and I start the search for him, we look in all the bedrooms and in the basement. We met back in the kitchen to discuss further search endeavors, but that was in vain. Dexter was in the kitchen munching on a WHOLE stick of butter. We kept the butter in a little compartment on the door of the fridge, when someone opened the fridge door quickly the centrifugal force (I’ve been waiting to bust that out in casual conversation for a loooong time :D) must have tossed the stick of butter out of the compartment and on to the floor. Needless to say, he put that stick of butter DOWN, there was little to nothing left. Recently, Dexter acquired the name “Meatball”, he got the name by climbing on Jillian’s table and eating roughly a dozen meatballs they were planning to have for dinner. What a chunker…
We’ve had a few very memorable times with Dexter. When JayDee passed away a few years ago, Dexter came and stayed with us for about a week. It was very comforting to have him around during that difficult time. When Jillian and Trevor were going to Europe for 2 weeks Dexter came to stay with us, this was a special time because at that point Dexter had grown chubby and we decided the two weeks he was with us were going to be “Fat Camp”. We took him on walks each day and played with him a ton. I’m not sure if it helped his weight at all, but he sure had a great time. Ok I think I’ve said enough, enjoy a few side by side comparisons of Dexter and BoDee and try to tell me you don’t see a resemblance! They are both pictured below! Who's who?!
Dexter is a little buddy that I got in a previous relationship. When that relationship ended, I didn’t have the means to take Dexter with me and his Momma really wanted to have him, so he lives with her and her boyfriend now, and he’s loving life. There was a little bit of tension when we first broke up, so I didn’t see Dexter as much as I wanted to, but sometimes a little separation in people is necessary to move on. Now that all the…unpleasantness has passed, Dexter’s momma and I are good friends and talk often. Since we both have Boston Terriers, whenever Jonda and I leave town, BoDee goes to stay with Dexter, and whenever Jillian and Trevor (Dexter’s family!) leave town, he comes to stay with us. Dexter was staying with us over the holidays a couple years ago, and we threw a party for friends to come over and enjoy each other’s company. During that party, Dexter ran around and frolicked. Everyone always loves him and enjoys his company because he’s so agreeable. At one point in the night, I realized I hadn’t seen Dexter in a little while. So Jonda and I start the search for him, we look in all the bedrooms and in the basement. We met back in the kitchen to discuss further search endeavors, but that was in vain. Dexter was in the kitchen munching on a WHOLE stick of butter. We kept the butter in a little compartment on the door of the fridge, when someone opened the fridge door quickly the centrifugal force (I’ve been waiting to bust that out in casual conversation for a loooong time :D) must have tossed the stick of butter out of the compartment and on to the floor. Needless to say, he put that stick of butter DOWN, there was little to nothing left. Recently, Dexter acquired the name “Meatball”, he got the name by climbing on Jillian’s table and eating roughly a dozen meatballs they were planning to have for dinner. What a chunker…
We’ve had a few very memorable times with Dexter. When JayDee passed away a few years ago, Dexter came and stayed with us for about a week. It was very comforting to have him around during that difficult time. When Jillian and Trevor were going to Europe for 2 weeks Dexter came to stay with us, this was a special time because at that point Dexter had grown chubby and we decided the two weeks he was with us were going to be “Fat Camp”. We took him on walks each day and played with him a ton. I’m not sure if it helped his weight at all, but he sure had a great time. Ok I think I’ve said enough, enjoy a few side by side comparisons of Dexter and BoDee and try to tell me you don’t see a resemblance! They are both pictured below! Who's who?!
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